iomadúil

Irish

Alternative forms

iomadamhail (superseded)^[1]
iomadamhuil (obsolete)^[2]

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ʊmˠəˈd̪ˠuːlʲ/^[3]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌmˠəd̪ˠuːlʲ/^[4]

Adjective

iomadúil (genitive singular masculine iomadúil, genitive singular feminine iomadúla, plural iomadúla, comparative iomadúla)

numerous, plentiful, abundant
excessive, exceptional

Declension

Declension of *iomadúil*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	iomadúil	iomadúil	iomadúla
vocative	iomadúil	iomadúil	iomadúla
genitive	iomadúil	iomadúla	iomadúla	iomadúil
dative	iomadúil	iomadúil	iomadúla
Comparative	níos iomadúla
Superlative	is iomadúla

Derived terms

iomadúlacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of *iomadúil*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iomadúil	n-iomadúil	hiomadúil	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iomadaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 402
^ “iomadúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 167, page 85
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 399, page 132